Shorinji Kempo 40 years in the UK

On the weekend ofAugust 2nd to 3rd there was a big celebration thatShorinji Kempo have been practised in the UKfor 40 yearsand theSwedishShorinjiKempo Federation was representedby AndersPettersson6 danand AlexTilly5dan. On the Saturday there was a demonstration at the ShawTheatre as well as commemorative dinner to celebrate the 40 year of Shorinji Kempo in the UK. On the Sunday there was a full day of excellent training with several senior instructors like Aosaka-sensei 8 dan, Kawashima-sensei 7 dan, Mukaida-sensei 7 dan, Idoie-sensei 7 dan as well as some additional younger instructors from hombu. The training session had participants from the UK, Sweden, Japan, France, Italy,Germany, Finland, the Netherlandsand Portugal.

HereisthedemonstrationthatAndersandAlex made at theShaw Theatreinconjunctionwiththe festivities.